English language
Published Aug. 31, 2022 by Canongate Books.
Confront the spectre of failure, the wraith of social media, and other supernatural enemies of the author Tom Gauld returns with his wittiest and most trenchant collection of literary cartoons to date. Perfectly composed drawings are punctuated with the artist's signature brand of humour, hitting high and low. After all, Gauld is just as comfortable taking jabs at Jane Eyre and Game of Thrones. Some particularly favoured targets include the pretentious procrastinating novelist, the commercial mercenary of the dispassionate editor, the willful obscurantism of the vainglorious poet. Quake in the presence of the stack of bedside books as it grows taller! Gnash your teeth at the ever-moving deadline that the writer never meets! Quail before the critic's incisive dissection of the manuscript! And most importantly, seethe with envy at the paragon of creative productivity! Revenge of the Librarians contains even more murders, drubbings, and castigations than The Department of Mind-Blowing …
Confront the spectre of failure, the wraith of social media, and other supernatural enemies of the author Tom Gauld returns with his wittiest and most trenchant collection of literary cartoons to date. Perfectly composed drawings are punctuated with the artist's signature brand of humour, hitting high and low. After all, Gauld is just as comfortable taking jabs at Jane Eyre and Game of Thrones. Some particularly favoured targets include the pretentious procrastinating novelist, the commercial mercenary of the dispassionate editor, the willful obscurantism of the vainglorious poet. Quake in the presence of the stack of bedside books as it grows taller! Gnash your teeth at the ever-moving deadline that the writer never meets! Quail before the critic's incisive dissection of the manuscript! And most importantly, seethe with envy at the paragon of creative productivity! Revenge of the Librarians contains even more murders, drubbings, and castigations than The Department of Mind-Blowing Theories, Baking For Kafka, or any other collections of mordant scribblings by the inimitably excellent Gauld.
Quite enjoyable comic panel collection, on reading and writing and lockdown.
A hilarious collection of comics by Tom Gauld, featuring his to-the-point humour on books, libraries and writing in general. Created during the time of lockdowns during COVID-19, the book features lockdown related comics ranging from the humdrum (nothing changed for book writers or readers due to lockdowns) to new ways to cope with reading and writing while unable to leave your home.
The first comic would, of course, feature a view of a future where librarians rise up to take over the world. It is left to the reader to wonder if this is a utopia or a dystopia.
Admittedly, I picked this book up because I am a librarian.
The comics don't all deal with librarians, but there is also quite about about authors, readers, and the pandemic. Many decent strips, Some funny ones, a few laugh out loud ones, and no duds.
I enjoyed my time with this book and could see reading more.
I also really like the book itself. The pages are heavy and matte. the bookcover is a "library binding" which I thought was humorous in and of itself. Also high quality
